STAYERS HURDLE

3.30: GRADE ONE — 3 MILES

A SlOG in the mud should be just about perfect for SAM

SPINNER, who can exploit any stamina concerns in his rivals by leading from the front.

It will be a big ask of his young rider Joe Colliver — who lacks experience of riding at the Festival — to dictate a suitable pace. But his mount has a tremendous zest for racing and a wonderful attitude and if any horse can beat him, it will know that it has been in a race.

Sam Spinner is arguably one of few true stayers in the field and any rain will also play to his strengths. l’Ami Serge was beaten by the selection at Ascot last time, but he did manage to finish within three lengths and it isn’t difficult to envisage him still with plenty in the tank heading to the final hurdle.

Whether he finds as much as Sam Spinner from that point is the question he must answer.

The ground is a major concern for Supasundae, while a severe stamina test is also a worry for The New One. But given the form of the Mullins horses this week, Penhill and Bacardys are respected. BEST BET: SAM SPINNER 7-2 NEXT BEST: L’AMI SERGE 12-1